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This second novel in the Miss Peregine's Home for Peculiar Children series begins in 1940, immediately after the first book ended. Having escaped Miss Peregrine's island by the skin of their teeth, Jacob and his new friends must journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. Along the way, they encounter new allies, a menagerie of peculiar animals, and other surprises. Complete with dozens of newly discovered (and thoroughly creepy) vintage photographs, this new adventure will delight fantasy fans of all ages.

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets 16-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.

Before Miss Peregrine gave them a home, the story of peculiars was written in the Tales. Wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars. A fork-tongued princess. These are but a few of the truly brilliant stories in Tales of the Peculiar - the collection of fairy tales known to hide information about the peculiar world, including clues to the locations of time loops - first introduced by Ransom Riggs in his number-one best-selling Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series.

The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face. Suddenly, he and Noor are back in the place where everything began - his grandfather’s house. Jacob doesn’t know how they escaped from V’s loop to find themselves in Florida. But he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned. After a narrow getaway from a blood-thirsty hollow, Jacob and Noor reunite with Miss Peregrine and the peculiar children in Devil’s Acre. The Acre is being plagued by desolations....

Gloriously rich and utterly delightful, Miss Peregrine’s Museum of Wonders is an indispensable guide to the peculiar world, perfect for longtime fans and new listeners alike. Covering everything from how to blend in with suspicious normals to the most popular time loops to visit as a temporal tourist, this essential volume is ideal for anyone curious about the world of Miss Peregrine: its strange history, curious practices, fascinating places, most famous (and infamous) names, and much more.

Seventeen-year-old Leopold Berry is seeing weird things around Los Angeles. A man who pops a tooth into a parking meter. A glowing trapdoor in a parking lot. A half-mechanical raccoon with its tail on fire that just won’t leave him alone. Every hallucinatory moment seems plucked from a cheesy 1990s fantasy TV show called Max's Adventures in Sunderworld—and that’s because they are. Not a good sign.

Having defeated the monstrous threat that nearly destroyed the peculiar world, Jacob Portman is back where his story began, in Florida. Except now Miss Peregrine, Emma, and their peculiar friends are with him, and doing their best to blend in. But carefree days of beach visits and normalling lessons are soon interrupted by a discovery - a subterranean bunker that belonged to Jacob’s grandfather, Abe.

An instant best seller, A Map of Days launched listeners into the previously unexplored world of American peculiars, one bursting with new questions, new allies, and new adversaries. Now, with enemies behind him and the unknown ahead, Jacob Portman’s story continues as he takes a brave leap forward into The Conference of the Birds, the next installment of the beloved, best-selling Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series.

Time is running out for the Peculiar Children. With a dangerous madman on the loose and their beloved Miss Peregrine still in danger, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions. They'll travel through a war-torn landscape, meet new allies, and face greater dangers than ever. Will Jacob come into his own as the hero his fellow Peculiars know him to be?

El hogar de Miss Peregrine para niños peculiares es una enigmática historia sobre niños extraordinarios y monstruos oscuros; una fantasía escalofriante que deleitará a jóvenes y adultos. De niño, Jacob creó un vínculo muy especial con su abuelo, que le contaba extrañas historias y le enseñaba fotografías de niñas levitando y niños invisibles.

Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs, read by Simon Callow, Garrick Hagon and Bruce Mann. In this collection of fairy tales, Ransom Riggs invites you to uncover hidden legends of the peculiar world. A fork-tongued princess, a girl who talks to ghosts and wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars are just a few of the characters whose stories will have you hooked.

El hogar de Miss Peregrine para niños peculiares es una enigmática historia sobre niños extraordinarios y monstruos oscuros. De niño, Jacob creó un vínculo muy especial con su abuelo, que le contaba extrañas historias y le enseñaba fotografías de niñas levitando y niños invisibles. Ahora, siguiendo la pista de una misteriosa carta, emprende un viaje hacia la isla remota de Gales en la que su abuelo se crio. Allí, encuentra vivos a los niños y niñas de las fotografías aunque los lugareños afirman que murieron hace muchos años.

En su lucha por salvar a Miss Peregrine, Jacob y sus compañeros se ven envueltos en una batalla mucho mayor. Tras escapar del escondite asediado de Miss Wren, Jacob desarrolla nuevos y asombrosos poderes y, con la ayuda de Emma y Addison, traza un plan para recuperar a las ymbrines y sus protegidos de las crueles garras de Caul. Para ello, deberán viajar por la Inglaterra victoriana y conocer a nuevos individuos fascinantes que les ayudarán de modos completamente imprevisibles.

Les dix enfants particuliers sont désemparés : Miss Peregrine, changée en oiseau, est prisonnière de son état, suite à l'attaque des Estres, des âmes damnées. Ils n'ont plus qu'un espoir : trouver une Ombrune susceptible de redonner à la directrice de l'orphelinat sa forme humaine. Le petit groupe d'enfants échoue sur une rive de Grande-Bretagne, en 1940, alors que la Seconde Guerre mondiale fait rage. Aussitôt pris en chasse par des Estres déguisés en soldats, ils se réfugient in extremis dans une boucle temporelle.

Having defeated the monstrous threat that nearly destroyed the peculiar world, Jacob Portman is back where his story began, in Florida. Except now Miss Peregrine, Emma and their peculiar friends are with him and doing their best to blend in. But carefree days of beach visits and normalling lessons are soon interrupted by a discovery - a subterranean bunker that belonged to Jacob's grandfather, Abe. Clues to Abe's double life as a peculiar operative start to emerge, secrets long hidden in plain sight.

Jacob Portman, 16 ans, a grandi avec les récits fabuleux de son grand-père, juif polonais, envoyé sur une île du pays de Galles pour échapper à la menace nazie. Recueilli par Miss Peregrine Faucon, la directrice d'un orphelinat pour enfants "particuliers", il a côtoyé des enfants doués de capacités surnaturelles. Un soir, Jacob trouve son grand-père mortellement blessé par une horrible créature. En partant sur l'île en quête de vérité, il découvre l'ancien pensionnat en ruines et n'a plus aucun doute : les enfants particuliers ont existé. Et s'ils étaient toujours en vie ?

The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face. Suddenly, he and Noor are back in the place where everything began - his grandfather's house. Jacob doesn't know how they escaped from V's loop to find themselves in Florida. But he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned.

An instant best-seller, A Map of Days launched listeners into the previously unexplored world of American peculiars, one bursting with new questions, new allies and new adversaries. Now, with enemies behind him and the unknown ahead, Jacob Portman's story continues as he takes a brave leap forward into The Conference of the Birds, the next instalment of the beloved, best-selling Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series.

Mit Müh und Not konnten Jakob und die besonderen Kinder aus der Zeitschleife, der Insel Cairnholm, vor ihren Feinden fliehen. Nun sind sie im England der 1940er Jahre gestrandet, immer noch verfolgt und ohne Beistand von Miss Peregrine, die sich nicht mehr in ihre Menschengestalt verwandeln kann. Um Miss Peregrine zu retten, brauchen die Kinder eine andere Magierin. Gerüchteweise lebt eine in London, und so machen sie sich auf den gefährlichen Weg in die zerbombte Stadt.

Nachdem ihre Freunde von den feindlichen Wights entführt wurden, machen Jacob und Emma sich auf eine gefährliche Suche, um sie und die gefangenen Ymbrynen - so nennen sich die Schutzpatroninnen besonderer Kinder - zu befreien. Die Spurt führt sie in die Zeitschleife Devil's Acre, wo der Abschaum der Gesellschaft der Besonderen lebt, und schließlich zur geheimen Festung der Wights. Dort decken sie ein noch größeres Geheimnis auf.